Saturday 1st November 7:00 pm (doors open 6:30)

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Join us for an evening of stand-up comedy, with:

Claire Hooper

One of Australia’s most beloved comedians, Claire Hooper has been entertaining audiences of all ages for over 20 years on stage, screen, radio, and podcasts.

Her television career spans a wide range of roles, from co-hosting The Great Australian Bake Off and leading a team on Good News Week, to making memorable appearances on The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Spicks and Specks, and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.

Beyond the screen, Claire is an accomplished writer with books, columns, and articles to her name. She’s also a seasoned broadcaster, having presented shows on Nova 937, RTRFM, and Mix 106.5, as well as the Qantas in-flight program Smile High Club. Regular guest spots on TGIF With Charlie Pickering, Triple M, and Triple RFM have further cemented her reputation as a versatile media personality.

When she’s not in front of the camera her home is on stage captivating live audiences and touring brilliant solo shows across the country.  

Tommy Dean

If you have never seen Tommy Dean you are genuinely missing out on a master of the language of comedy. Known as the “Good Will Hunting” of comedy, he seems to see life as an enormous equation in front of him and solves it in an instant – with a mind bending laugh.

With the unique edge of being an American who understands Australia, you would no doubt have seen this guy on countless TV shows. Tommy’s impressive media appearance CV includes Spicks and Specks, Good News Week, Stand Up Australia, Rove Live, Joker Poker, Sunrise, The Today Show and The Sideshow. He can also be heard regularly on ABC 702 radio – Thank God It’s Friday!

Tommy’s astute, clean, observational comedic style consistently make him a stand out winner with theatre audiences, corporate clients and festival, TV and radio producers. With pin-sharp banter, genial manner and a vast stock of broad appeal, hilarious routines, interweaving the foibles of his adopted home country with the dark reality of his native America, Tommy never fails to connect with and impress any audience.

If you haven’t heard this big American with the rock-god hair and booming deep voice, he is one not to be missed. Funny to his bones, Tommy is a true comedy genius.

“Smarts, skill and wit” – The Age

“A consummate master of timing” – Australian Stage

“Tommy Dean is awesome”  – Foxtel

Steve Philp 

Finalist for Time Out comedian the year,  actor, comedian and radio host Steve Philp has been touring the world with the best in the biz for over 20 years.

Steve’s big break came in 2008 when he was selected as one of 14 Australian comedians to travel to Miami and compete in NBC’s top rating show Last comic Standing in which he made the Quarter finals and got to perform to a sold out Miami Improv and a US TV audience of well over 20 million.

Getting a start with Merrick and Rosso on Nova 969 Steve then went on to tour the country with the likes of The Umbilical Brothers, Arj Barker and just last year supported Carl Barron at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in front of 7,000 people. Steve revved up the crowd at the NRL Footy Show for 15 years and appeared on The Best of The Footy Show Comedians DVD. Steve also appeared on Kinne TV on Channel 7 where his hidden camera sketch “Can you get in anywhere with a Ladder” has now had over 40 million views.

More recently Steve appeared on The Matty Johns Show as an annoying Uber driver picking up unsuspecting NRL players and driving them crazy. Steve is a regular on SEN radio and went viral last year for placing a plaque in the same Newcastle cubicle that Kalyn Ponga and Kurt Mann visited.

Steve is one of most in demand comedians in Australia with his all round appeal and style.

“A Natural…one of the funniest acts of the night” – Sun Herald